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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The board will deliberate on the specifics of the K-5 plan in the future.

District 65 board decides to limit new 5th Ward school to grades K-5

October 24, 2023

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education decided on a K-5 plan for the new 5th Ward school on Monday night. The school was originally intended for students in grades K-8, but D65 board...

Judith (left) and Natalie (right) Raanan. The mother and daughter have been released for “humanitarian reasons,” officials confirmed Friday.

Vigil honors Evanston residents taken hostage in Israel as community copes with ongoing violence

October 13, 2023

Chabad of Evanston hosted a vigil Thursday night for congregants Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were taken hostage by Hamas while on a trip to southern Israel earlier this week. According to family...

Two voting stations in front of a beige curtain

Evanston voters brave the rain to cast ballots in municipal election

April 4, 2023

Residents sprinted from the parking lot into Robert Crown Community Center to cast their votes Tuesday, using books to shield themselves from golf-ball-sized hail and torrential rain. Despite a severe...

A hand fills in a ballot against a blue backdrop with red stars

Salem, Wilkins and Hernandez win D65 Board of Education election

April 4, 2023

Omar Salem, Mya Wilkins (Kellogg ’06) and Sergio Hernandez Jr. won the three open positions on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education Tuesday in a tight five-way race.         Salem,...

A box with a ballot sticking out that says VOTE on each side, in turquoise and purple.

The Daily Explains: Who’s running for D65 and D202 Board of Education in 2023?

March 15, 2023

Both the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and the Evanston Township High School District 202 Boards of Education have seats up for grabs in the upcoming election this April.  The District 65 and...

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